Microrobots enable manipulation of cellular material
In a new study, researchers have demonstrated a novel and non-invasive way to manipulate cells through microrobotics.
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Sensor detects SARS-CoV-2 proteins
Engineers have designed a novel sensor that can detect SARS-CoV-2 without any antibodies, giving a result within minutes.
3D printed patch offers vaccination without a shot
A 3D printed microneedle vaccine patch delivers stronger immune response than a vaccine shot.
Machine learning helps diagnose leukemia
Researchers at the University of Bonn show how artificial intelligence improves the evaluation of blood analysis data.
Deep learning-based holographic point-of-care sensor
Researchers have developed a rapid and cost-effective particle agglutination based sensor that is powered by holographic imaging and deep learning
Graphene used to detect COVID-19 quickly
Researchers have used graphene to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus in laboratory experiments. It could be a breakthrough in coronavirus detection, with potential applications in the fight against COVID-19 and its variants.
AI predicts how patients with viral infections will fare
Researchers used an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to sift through terabytes of gene expression data to look for shared patterns in patients with past pandemic viral infections, including SARS, MERS and swine flu.
Microfluidics: efficiently smuggling drugs into cells
Progressive Mechanoporation makes it possible to mechanically disrupt the membranes of cells for a short time period and let drugs or genes inside cells.
3D printing enable new range of diagnostic tests
A new 3D printing technique that extends the possibilities of lateral flow testing. With the printing technique, advanced diagnostic tests can be produced that are quick, cheap, and easy to use.
Microneedles for painless drug delivery
Researchers suggest using microneedles for immunotherapy due to the high abundance of immune cells under the skin. The aim is to vaccinate or treat different diseases with minimal invasiveness.
Designing better antibody drugs with machine learning
Artificial intelligence could help to optimise the development of antibody drugs. This leads to active substances with improved properties, also with regard to tolerability in the body.
Sensor warns of impending COVID-19 cytokine storm
Scientists report preliminary results on a sweat sensor that acts as an early warning system for an impending cytokine storm, which could help doctors more effectively treat patients.
AI could crack the language of cancer
Powerful algorithms used by Netflix, Amazon and Facebook can ‘predict’ the biological language of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.
Unique AI method will speed up drug development
Artificial Intelligence is now capable of generating novel, functionally active proteins.
Microfluidic chip simplifies COVID-19 testing
COVID-19 can be diagnosed in 55 minutes or less with the help of programmed magnetic nanobeads and a diagnostic tool that plugs into an off-the-shelf cellphone.
Sensor rapidly detects multiple sepsis biomarkers
The Wyss Institute's eRapid electrochemical sensor technology now enables specific and multiplexed detection of blood biomarkers at low cost.
Biomaterials for virus-fighting surfaces
Scientists are working toward advances that, using nanotechnology, could lead to a hospital bed or doorknob that naturally destroys viruses.
mhealth: A smartphone-based COVID-19 test
Researchers are developing a COVID-19 testing method that uses a smartphone microscope to analyze saliva samples and deliver results in about 10 minutes.
Biosensors quickly spot coronavirus proteins, antibodies
Scientists have created a new way to detect the proteins that make up the pandemic coronavirus, as well as antibodies against it.
A bifunctional biosensor detects COVID-19
How fast could SARS-CoV-2 be detected? Researchers have developed an accurate, high-speed, and portable detector for COVID-19.
Microneedles: Nano-sized, huge impact
By downscaling the needles tool to micrometer-size, researchers open even more areas of application for them, while bypassing some of the most important issues.
The diagnotic potential of nanomedicine
Researchers have developed a new method to better understand how nanomedicines interact with patients' biomolecules.
Microneedles test for antibodies and biomarkers
Engineers have developed a microneedle patch that can be applied to the skin, capture a biomarker of interest and, thanks to its unprecedented sensitivity, allow clinicians to detect its presence.
CRISPR to cure sickle cell disease
University of Illinois Chicago is one of the U.S. sites participating in clinical trials to cure severe red blood congenital diseases such as sickle cell anemia or Thalassemia by safely modifying the DNA of patients’ blood cells.
Biosensor detects COVID-19 antibodies in seconds
An advanced nanomaterial-based biosensing platform detects antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2 within seconds.
Lab-on-a-chip turns blood test snapshots into movies
The new device can continuously sense levels of virtually any protein or molecule in the blood. The researchers say it could be transformative for disease detection, patient monitoring and biomedical research.
Microbubbles deliver drugs directly to tumors
Research has shown how microbubbles carrying powerful cancer drugs can be guided to the site of a tumour using antibodies.
Paper-based sensor rapidly detects COVID-19
Researchers have developed a rapid, ultrasensitive test using a paper-based electrochemical sensor that can detect the presence of the virus in less than five minutes.
Sound waves power advances in smart materials
Researchers at have revealed how high-frequency sound waves can be used to build new materials, make smart nanoparticles and even deliver drugs to the lungs for painless, needle-free vaccinations.
Sorting out viruses with machine learning
Scientists develop a label-free method for identifying respiratory viruses based on changes in electrical current when they pass through silicon nanopores.
Graphene – the versatile wonder material
Graphene has a vast variety of practical applications in the creation of new materials. But what exactly is graphene and what makes it so special?
Microneedle bandage detects malaria radpidly
Researchers at Rice University have developed a microneedle patch that can rapidly detect the presence of malaria in interstitial fluid.
Machine learning hunts for COVID-19 therapies
Researchers have created a deep learning model for drug developers targeting the SARS-CoV-2 main protease.
AI-enabled rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19
Scientists have developed an extremely rapid diagnostic test that detects and identifies viruses in less than five minutes.
Holographic imaging to detect viruses
A new approach using holographic imaging to detect both viruses and antibodies has the potential to aid in medical diagnoses and, specifically, those related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19: Sensor rapidly detects severity and immunity
Researchers have built a low-cost multiplex test that can rapidly provide three different types of data on COVID-19.
‘Cyborg’ tech could enable merger of humans and AI
Although true “cyborgs” — part human, part robotic beings — are science fiction, researchers are taking steps toward integrating electronics with the body.
Smart fabrics with bioactive inks monitor body
Researchers have developed biomaterial-based inks that respond to and quantify chemicals released from the body or in the surrounding environment by changing color.
Graphene sensors monitor food safety
Researchers are using high-resolution printing technology and the unique properties of graphene to make low-cost biosensors to monitor food safety and livestock health.
Microrobot rolls deep inside the body
Scientists invented a tiny microrobot that resembles a white blood cell travelling through the circulatory system.
Fighting infectious diseases using AI
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence platform to dramatically increase the efficiency of drug combination therapies.
A genetic nano-toolkit for new biomaterials
Researchers developed a modular system for the genetic reprogramming of bacteria, thereby turning the organisms into cell factories for multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles.
4D printed tiny needles that could replace hypodermic needles
Rutgers University have devised a way to integrate microneedles with backward facing barbs, so that microneedle arrays can stay in place as long as needed.
Biosensors detect for tumors and dengue fever
Researchers have developed a tumor biosensing chip that can help determine the optimum dosage of chemotherapy required for a cancer patient.
Photonic pH sensor tracks tissue with light
In a proof-of-concept work, scientists demonstrated their photonics-based sensors using fibers and liquid-filled petri dishes.
AI detects even the smallest metastases
Researchers have developed a new algorithm that enables automated detection of metastases at the level of single disseminated cancer cells in whole mice.
Capsule can orally deliver drugs
Coated pill carries microneedles that deliver insulin and other drugs to the lining of the small intestine; they usually have to be injected.
3D printing magnetic liquid droplets
Revolutionary material could lead to 3D-printable magnetic liquid devices for the fabrication of artificial cells that deliver targeted drug therapies to diseased cells.
Device tests if targeted chemotherapy is working
Using AI and biosensors, researchers have created a device that can determine whether targeted chemotherapy drugs are working on individual cancer patients.
3D printed lab tech lowers cost of medical test
A desire for a cheaper way to do common laboratory tests for medical diagnoses led researchers to develop a new lab tech that reduces cost and time.
A medical lab to fit on a fingertip
Researchers at Princeton University have developed a new technology that goes a long way toward replacing the lab with a single microchip.
Tracking cholera outbreaks with AI
Algorithms using data from antibody signatures in peoples’ blood may enable scientists to assess the size of cholera outbreaks and identify hotspots of cholera transmission more accurately than ever.
Digital attack on cancer
Several research groups at the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) are working on digitally combating cancer, comparing experiences with different diagnostic and treatment methods.
3D printing cells to produce human tissue
Engineers have developed a method to 3D print cells to produce human tissue such as ligaments and tendons, a process that will greatly improve a patient's recovery.
“Drinkable” electronic sensors track cancer-cell development
A drinking solution containing millions of tiny electronic sensors disguised as bacteria could helppatients in tracking their illness.
“Body-on-a-chip” could improve drug evaluation
MIT engineers have developed new technology that could be used to evaluate new drugs and detect possible side effects before the drugs are tested in humans.